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Remove Sharpie Permanent Marker From Stone

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Date: 06/18/2005 Topics: Cleaning > Miscellaneous | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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I have red Sharpie permanent marker on my River Rock Stone Fireplace. My son wrote on one of the stones and no matter what I have used it will not come off. Even bleach. Any suggestions?

TIC from PA
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By Lyn (Guest Post)
Oxyclean works.

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By nicole (Guest Post)
I got paint on my dinning room table and used Skin So Soft to remove it... it worked GREAT! And smells pretty good too!

Posted on 02/12/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Mother of Two (Guest Post)
We didn't have rubbing alcohol but started using nail polish remover. Nail polish remover and WD-40 work great. Use the remover then the WD-40 and keep repeating until gone. Mixed together they didn't work as well. The remover loosened the marker and the WD-40 pulled it up from the stone. Baby oil works great and is safe to remove marker from skin. Thanks for all the suggestions. Good luck!

Posted on 01/10/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By i will not give out my name (Guest Post)
Someone wrote with sharpie marker on the inside of my locker. Do you know how I can get it out?

Posted on 01/06/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse


By joe (Guest Post)
Nail polish remover works great! I just got all the sharpie off of a tin ornament and now there's no trace of it!

Posted on 12/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
Some people in my neighbor hood wrote profanity on the new playground in our area. What could I use to get it off without leaving chemicals on the playground?

Posted on 10/21/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Bruce (Guest Post)
I got sharpie on the kitchen counter. I read these posts by people and found the the WD-40 and rubbing alcohol mixed worked wonders. About 98% of the marks came off. So I was satisfied. But then just to get the the chemicals off for a clean space, I used 409. WONDERFUL. 100% clean.

Posted on 10/17/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Jen I. (Guest Post)
OK so spray sunscreen does work BUT be careful. It will also remove paint. My daughter colored all over my white Pottery Barn Table. I did remove the sharpie marker but took some of the paint of leaving the finish very dull. It does look better than marker. I would just recommend a small spot test first! I used the aresol sunscreen.

Posted on 10/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Cat (Guest Post)
Any oil/grease based product seems to work as long as it's not on fabric. Hand lotion and sunscreen seem to be the easiest and cheapest (especially when family members love gifting you scents you hate).

Although to get it off of flesh (like creative 5 yr olds) you need to use it within the first 2 hours.

Posted on 10/01/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
Wd 40 works great on brick!

Posted on 09/30/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
I found nail polish remover worked amazingly. I didn't even have to scrub. Just a little dab on a piece of toilet paper and it worked like magic now my walls are extremely white, because I used it on pretty much every other stain on my walls as well! Hope I helped! eli fast

Posted on 08/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By impulsive flower drawer (Guest Post)
Unfortunately, I listened to a sudden impulse to draw flowers all over my bedroom door to make it more interesting. I have tried toothpaste, acetone, Goo Gone, sunscreen, and rubbing alcohol. Now I have a big, colorful blob covering my door, an oranginsh. beauty-parlor-smelling room, sunscreen covered hands. Oh, and an angry mother. . .

Posted on 07/09/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By kjh (Guest Post)
I have sharpie on a soccer ball I want to sell. How do i get it off?

Posted on 06/13/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
Dawn dish soap and a brush in circular motions,

Posted on 06/06/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Sandra (Guest Post)
Hey! I need to get sharpie off my notebook for school. I tried like 100 different things, nothing worked. Any suggestions?

Posted on 06/04/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Jessica. (Guest Post)
Help!! My son drew on the inside of the car door with a sharpie. How can we get this off of the door?

Posted on 05/05/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
Use the Oder-Eaters spray. The foot powder spray? Yeah, it'll make the stuff wipe right off. I found that out tonight.

Posted on 05/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By pmoney honey (Guest Post)
i have an idea, i used it on my frisbee and it got 90% of the marker off. 50%lighter fluid and 50%rubbing alcohol. it did wonders.

Posted on 04/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
Help, I'm babysitting and the kid got sharpie on the kitchen counter and we don't know how to get it off the parents come home in like an hour please help!

Posted on 03/19/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By sylvy (Guest Post)
I draw faces on small rocks with black sharpie permanent marker. I tried many products to remove the sharpie from these small rocks. Any real solutions?

Posted on 02/26/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
My son 1 y/o decided to draw his grandma a picture before we went home. At least her fridge had decoration at that point. I used nail polish remover. Must becareful on what surfaces you use it on. It will strip paint. Tonight my son decided to used my moms desk phone as a canvas. He drew one of his well known pictures with black permanent marker. I used one of the tips above and it worked. We colored over it with a dry erase marker. Note: to mom put the markers away. She still haven't gotten the marker out of her new sheets. Got to love those grand kids.

Posted on 02/14/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By sharpie remover man 101 (Guest Post)
Use tooth paste or spray on sunblock.

Posted on 01/25/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Rainie (Guest Post)
Someone wrote with a wide permanent marker on my fence several days ago. It is in a sunny area and I have tried the following with NO luck at all: Fantastic, non-acetone nail polish remover, Mr Clean MAgic Eraser (heavy duty), Goo gone, goo gone extra strength, and also tried sanding it off, which just damaged the fence. The fence looks really white, but the marker is still there. Any suggestions? I'm thinking it's set in because the sun baked it for a few days.

Posted on 01/13/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse


By tupelohoney17 (6) Profile Contact
Try some WD 40, it works on almost anything with a poreous surface. My girlfriend had glue on her new "high dollar" wood flooring, we used it and it removed all traces. It is an excellent petroleum based product. It removes ink from just about everything else.

Posted on 12/20/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By tupelohoney17 (6) Profile Contact
Try some WD 40, it works on almost anything with a poreous surface. My girlfriend had glue on her new "high dollar" wood flooring, we used it and it removed all traces. It is an excellent petroleum based product. It removes ink from just about everything else.

Posted on 12/20/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By indyola.com (Guest Post)
I just took WD-40 and rubbing alcohol and tried to use them to remove mettalic silver Sharpie from the porcelain top of a washing machine and the wall behind it, which was cheap wood paneling (fake wood). I also needed to clean it off of the plastic knobs and many painted surfaces of the clothes washer.

Neither the WD-40 or the rubbing alcohol did it without tons of scratching with fingernails, BUT when I accidently mixed them everything wiped off in seconds. It was incredible!

That's my answer for the future a mixture of WD-40 and 70% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol practically rinses the metallic Sharpie off of surfaces.

Posted on 12/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Connor (Guest Post)
If it is a smooth plastic/rubber/metal/wood etc. surface, use anything that is aerosol then rub it away with a paper towel, repeat. if it is cloth use a product called "Wine away" its made for wine, but works for all sorts of things.

Posted on 12/11/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
Can you believe that my 2 1/2 year old daughter wrote on my stone fireplace with a red sharpie last night? I googled how to get it out and came to this. I will say that Mr. Clean Magic erasers will get it off of just about any painted surface.

Posted on 12/01/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By kid in need (Guest Post)
I have some stuck to my locker too i just did it today and so far all that i have used on the stupid black marks is germ-x but it didnt come all the way off. what should i do.

P.S. the stupid black marks are now stupid grey marks.

Posted on 11/26/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Kirkster1961 (Guest Post)
Using a white board marker over the Sharpie ink, them wiping with rubbing alcohol will remove it from most smooth surfaces.

Posted on 09/29/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Joe (Guest Post)
I have sharpie on the outside of my locker, how do I get it off?

Posted on 09/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Help!! (Guest Post)
My Son wrote on the back of my house on WHITE Stone & I just wondered if anyone knew how to get it off fast! Please!

Posted on 09/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By amber (Guest Post)
francis, that's hilarious.
your son's my hero, although i'm sure he wasn't yours when that happened.

Posted on 08/24/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By bob (Guest Post)
thanks the nail polish remover really did work on my kitchen counter

Posted on 08/14/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By kasey (Guest Post)
me and my friends drew on this brick wall in a dress room with sharpie...and now we have to get it off .
do u think windex wud do the trick ?

Posted on 05/25/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Ben Kennedy (Guest Post)
This page was on my screen as I was using nail polish remover to clean off the Sharpie my son drew on it - it has done a pretty good job so far - it may be the acetone

Posted on 05/19/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By NJ Mom (Guest Post)
I just removed Sharpie from my white desk with rubbing alcohol and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser!

Posted on 05/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Lorene (Guest Post)
I have a piece of feldspar w/ pink tourmaline flecks...I am making a pendant of ... traced it onto a gold sheet with sharpie and the sharpie touched in a few spots... the feldspar absorbed it like a sponge. I have tried acetone, rubbing alcohol and goof off. nothing works... but I will be watching this thread...

Posted on 04/29/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Dionne (Guest Post)
I was being dumb with some friends and wrote all over the OUTSIDE of my locker....but i had no idea it was permanent marker.How can i clean this without buying anything expensive?

Please O PLEASE HELP ME

Posted on 04/04/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By stupidd (Guest Post)
one of my friends had written in my locker with expo marker.. i used the expo spray and it came off the door pretty easily but unfortunetly there is still expo marker on the inside of my locker...what do i do??

Posted on 01/25/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Cyinda (994) Profile Contact
I found this online, but I bet they have something like it at Home Depot or the like. I like it because it's made from environmentally friendly products.

http://www.ecodistributiongroup.com/productpages/GraffitiRemover.html

SOYGREEN GRAFFITI REMOVER

"User and Environmentally Safe
Ideal for schools, hospitals,
public housing and public
transportation"

Posted on 01/16/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse


By gugu (Guest Post)
Being in an all boys school, you can imagine the kinds of things that are put on the outsides of lockers. Well, in a metalic sharpie, they did a very inappropriate symbol. i used a magic eraser from Mr. Cean and it came off right away. So powerful that the brown paint began coming off but you couldn't tell!

Posted on 12/15/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Shari Rice (Guest Post)
I used rubbing alcohol on a a Q-tip. The permanent marker came off easily!

Posted on 12/04/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Guest (Guest Post)
I've had black sharpie on converse for a while now...

How should i remove it?? I've tried a couple things...what should i use?

Posted on 10/07/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By lapepina (Guest Post)
I have I white Macbook laptop and I accidentally stain it with blue sharpie. I already tried alcohol and nail polish remover but they didn't work. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Posted on 09/15/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By (Guest Post)
rubbing alcohol will get sharpie and other permanant marker off almost anything

Posted on 06/06/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Helpless kid! (Guest Post)
I'm a 12 year-old girl who has never done anything wrong before. But, recently I wrote in my locker in sharpie and it won't come off! I am totally worried! There is one day of school left and I plan to try nail polish remover. Any other suggestions? Please help me!

Editor's Note: Get a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It should take it off with a little scrubbing.

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By Danny if Ohio (Guest Post)
My 3 year old did a few lines of Sharpie on my dining room table.

A few hours later,

We used a sponge with a scouring back, and used Comet cleaner.

The markings came off.

Posted on 05/14/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Mama bebsie (Guest Post)
My son just put his stupid symbol with a sharpie marker on a public bench, stone and a fence. I am not quite sure how he is going to get it off but it will probably be with vinegar or rubbing alcohol with a really strong brush. Hope this helps.

Posted on 05/06/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By vikki (Guest Post)
HOW DO YOU REMOVE, ]PURPLE] SHARPIE PEMANENT MARKER OFF OF A NEW WHITE METAL BED HELP.........

Posted on 04/17/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Miguel (Guest Post)
The product Awesome sold at Dollar Tree removed the sharpie stain off a table. Thanks Suzi homemaker...

Posted on 04/01/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Diana Gray (Guest Post)

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By suzi homemaker (Guest Post)
Try a product called Awesome sold at Dollar Tree. I sat on a purple sharpie, open of course, on my tan suede like couch and had 3 quarter size spots. It took it right off. It was a miracle. It did not take the ink off of my shorts though! Give it a try!

Posted on 06/23/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse


By michelle h (16) Contact
You could write to the manufacturer for advice
www.sanfordcorporation.com

Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse


By wanda (Guest Post)
I have had good luck in removing inks with cheap hair spray or rubbing alcohol. Spray allow to soak in and scrub. It takes several attempts.

Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Grandma Margie (Guest Post)
Could you use a Dremel rotary tool with an abrasive drum (sandpaper ?) to grind or sand it off? That's probably what I'd try................or sponge/smudge on some matching craft paint to cover it up. Good Luck.

Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse


By Frances (Guest Post)
Sorry no help here. I'm watching the thread though. My son did the same thing, except on a 35 million year old fossil skull.

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fossilhall/Library/Oreodont/oreodont.htm

Posted on 06/19/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse


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